Big Ten Media Days 2026: Jeremiah Smith Interview

Big Ten wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is a great football player and even a better person. His accomplishments on the football field are well known. He is in his third season with Ohio State. As a freshman, he caught 76 passes for 1,315 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also won a National Championship. As a sophomore, he caught 87 passes for 1,243 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was named an All-American and an All-Big Ten Conference selection for the second consecutive season.

Despite his mind-boggling production on the football field, with his overwhelming statistics and impressive accomplishments inside and outside of the Big Ten Conference, he is a nice, down-to-earth guy. He described himself as “Very humble, cares about his family, honest.” His head coach thinks the same. “This is a guy who cares about his teammates,” Ryan Day said. Can you imagine a guy who is so talented is so well-grounded?

Big Ten Wide Receiver Jeremiah Smith

Ohio State and Big Ten Conference: Jeremiah Smith gave an interview at the conference’s media days. What are his favorite football moments? The first one is funny. Smith said his “welcome to Ohio State moment had to be when he lined up one-on-one against Davidson Igbinosun. He jumped in my chest, jammed me pretty good. So that was probably my Welcome to Ohio State moment.”

The second important football moment for Smith occurred when he caught a 56-yard pass on 3rd-and-11 to clinch Ohio State’s win over Notre Dame in the 2024-25 national championship game. “My favorite moment gotta be 3rd-and-11 in the national championship game. Got to be that one, for sure,” Smith said. That is one of the best football moments in Ohio State football history.

Big Ten wide receiver Jeremiah Smith only named those two on-field moments when asked, but his brief career was a virtual highlight reel. After all, he has caught 163 passes with 25 touchdowns in just two years. Fans wonder what he will do this season. Maybe he will be targeted 150 times this season.

Normal and Better Person

Smith said his favorite meal is chicken, macaroni and cheese, yams, collard greens, and corn bread. This is a fairly normal thing for a young man who is twenty to eat. He also likes to go out to eat with his teammates. He said, “I’d say probably [my favorite meal is] when we do our team bonding things. That’s really probably the biggest thing, just going out to eat with all the guys. Just enjoying time with each other, spending time with each other, talking about different things, stuff like that.” That is normal.

Smith is pretty normal away from the football field. Smith said his favorite TV show to watch right now is Fool Me Once, a crime thriller series on Netflix. “It’s pretty crazy,” Smith said. “There’s a lot of stuff going on.” Maybe you should watch that show.

Smith said he does not have any game-day superstitions, but he does always listen to music before games. This is unusual, as many athletes have superstitions. His favorite artists to listen to before games include rappers Lil Durk, Tupac and DMX. “I’m an old school guy on game day, really,” Smith said. Many athletes also listen to music before games. You usually see them with headphones on.

Conclusion

In football, you win with talented players who are also good people. Big Ten wide receiver definitely checks both of those boxes. He is probably the best college football player in the country. It is interesting to know that he is pretty much a normal guy. His recent comments shed some light on wis rituals.